Note: the VIP Salary Check is based on a 5 days working week and 2 weeks holiday per year.
WSJ August 2016: The return showed Mrs. Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, made $10.6 million in adjusted gross income last year, largely from speaking fees, books, and Mr. Clinton’s consulting activities. Because they filed jointly half of their income is published here. The Clintons paid an effective federal income-tax rate of 34% in 2015, $3.24 million. The Clintons gave more than $1 million, or nearly 10% of their adjusted gross income, to charity.
WSJ July 2015: Mrs. Clinton reported gross speaking fees of about $10.5 million before expenses, and gross earnings as an author of about $5.6 million.
The statement said the Clintons paid an effective federal tax rate of more than 35% in both 2013 and 2014 and about $44 million in federal taxes since 2007. During that period they made almost $15 million in charitable contributions, the campaign said.
Dailymail May 2014: With her usual fee of $200,000 a speech, Clinton has banked close to $5 million for her speeches and appearances in the last 15 months.
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NYDailyNews Feb 2013: Hillary Clinton will earn close to $200,000 per speech in the US, and as much as $750,000 in the high-priced Asian and Middle Eastern Markets
Since January 2010 the salary of the Secretary of State is $199,700.
'NYTimes 122008:'According to an obscure clause in the Constitution, known as the Emoluments clause, a member of Congress may not be appointed to a government position if the compensation rate for that position was increased during his or her term.In 2006, the salary for cabinet posts was increased to $191,300 from $186,600. So late on Wednesday, Congress cut the pay for the secretary of state by about $4,700.'
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Huffingtonpost:121108:'Rice's salary was raised to its current level of $191,300. So late Wednesday, the House and Senate quietly rolled the secretary of state's salary back to $186,600, its level in January 2007 when Clinton began her second Senate term.'
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NYTimes:041708:'The Clintons' estimated 2007 total income includes, among other items: